Mardi Michels 
En route to Logroño earlier this summer (to start Stage 2 of the Camino de Santiago picking up from where I left off last year), it made the most sense for Neil and I to meet in Bilbao (since Air Canada flies there via Madrid and I was able to easily get there via train/ … Read more
This week’s Cook the Book Fridays recipe from David Lebovitz’s My Paris Kitchen was one I’ve made many, many times before (in various iterations), including as a first meal when I arrived in Australia last week after a very long flight (NOT the version above!). It’s a French classic (so yes, there’s one in my … Read more
Welcome to the final in a series of five posts where I’ll be putting a spin on some of Jamie Oliver’s healthy breakfast recipes, along with a group of Food Revolution Ambassadors around the world. For this post, we were tasked with switching up Jamie’s Banana Cinnamon Porridge. Jamie says: Porridge is a good staple … Read more
This week, the Tuesdays with Dorie recipe from Baking Chez Moi was an interesting take on a tea cake. Completely gluten-free (well, nearly in my case, I was 5g short of the right amount of corn flour so I topped up with all-purpose, am sure it wouldn’t have made a difference but you never know…), … Read more
Welcome to Summer Reads 2017 where I’ll be reviewing a series of “not just cookbooks” (this is actually the final post in this summer’s series 🙁 ) As soon as I read this blurb from the publisher, I couldn’t wait to read The New Farm. You know those books where the city folks move to … Read more
Ah… Paris. Sadly I haven’t managed a trip there in over a year but I’m doing my best to live vicariously though alternative guide books. “Alternative” guide books? Yep. As someone who knows the city very well, it’s rare that I’ll prepare for a visit by reading a traditional guide book but I am always … Read more